Mycobacterium tuberculosis is particularly damaging to the lungs because of the: A. healing of a tubercle. B.  formation of micropulmonary emboli. C. increased mucus production. D. irreversible bronchospasm that it causes.

What is the function of the tubercle? A. To promote growth of the TB bacilli B. To encapsulate for better respiratory transmission C. To help with the reactivation of the TB D. To contain the TB bacilli

Examples of the types of surgical procedures that often result in atelectasis include:1. open heart surgery.2. craniotomy.3. gallbladder removal.4. splenectomy. A. 1 B. 2, 3 C. 2, 3, 4 D. 1, 3, 4

Which of the following are considered to be normal causative agents for community-acquired pneumonia?1. Staphylococcal pneumonia2. Haemophilus influenza3. Legionella pneumophila4. Candida albicans A. 1 B. 2, 3 C. 2, 3, 4 D. 1, 2, 3

____________ can be seen when large areas of atelectasis are present in the chest film. A. Pneumothorax B. Pneumonia C. Batwing appearance D. Air bronchograms

Based upon what you have learned about the coli trp operon, what could you say about expression of its structural genes in cells with large amounts of environmental trp, but lacking the leader and attenuator sequences?

The mannitol operon regulates expression of genes whose protein products are needed for mannitol catabolism. The operon is expressed when mannitol is present and glucose is absent, but not when mannitol is absent or when glucose is present. What would most likely happen if the bacterial environment contains mannitol, lacks glucose, and contains an inhibitor of adenylyl cyclase?

Bonus Question: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was a program that

  Which standard must be met to prove that the defendant is guilty in criminal cases?  

Section 1: Definition CHOOSE FOUR of the following terms – 10 points each – 40 points total Directions: Define and explain the significance of the following in 2-3 sentences. If you give examples when you’re explaining the significance of these terms, make sure they’re relative to what we have covered in our class (either through readings, PowerPoints, quiz questions, or forums).  Be sure to record the NUMBERS you have chosen to answer.   1. Stream of consciousness 2. Fragmentation 3. Still life poem 4. Avant-garde 5. Dramatic Monologue 6. Modernism 7. Ontology     8. Pastoral 9. Unreliable narrator 10. Maximalism 11. Post-modernism 12. Confessional poets 13. Southern Gothic literature 14. Apostrophe (literary element, not punctuation mark)